I have an earlier C14 Edge and had the same problem. With a lot of gentle maneuvering I was able to get a tight fit of the radius blocks with the losmandy rail and the tube. I considered taking the parts to a machine shop to have the holes bored out but it
proved unnecessary. That was four years ago and everything works just fine. I was most concerned about deforming ?the tube and putting the optics out of alignment but that did not happen. The construct is absolutely rigid. ?Lou. ?
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This is mostly to ack yours to this forum. But otherwise no to your question, I have no such dwgs or measurements.
Thanks for the alert.
Since I don't have a C14 Edge or mounting system I can only comment theoretically.
The connection btwn the dovetail plate and radius block is presumably solid. And the curvature is correct btwn the radius block's and tube's diameter? If so then tightening up the screws to the tube AFTER the dovetail and radius block are solid may still provide
more than sufficient rigidity. In part because the psi btwn the block & tube, given the same tightening torque between them, would be so much greater, even though in less than perfect surface to surface contact.
There are so many other things that move so much (more), the main mirror being the worst, that any resulting movement the fault of a Losmandy-ADM system, might be difficult to isolate and quantify. jmo
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I'm putting it out to the user community:? The aftermarket radius blocks + dovetail (Losmandy & ADM) can't be used with the latest C14 EdgeHDs.? The reason is that the front casting has an angle or slight curvature to it.
I'm wondering if anyone here has the ability and competence to make the measurements on the new front casting and make them available in such a way (with a drawing, or in language a machinist understands) that would allow us to get the information
to the after market parts manufacturers and get over this hump.? I don't think it's a simple diagonal line.??
thanks
Greg N
Lou Halikman